China's regulator on Tuesday proposed strict controls on so-called "idol cultivation programs", while focusing on the management of talent shows by monitoring the setting of voting procedures.
Stranger Things came at a time when Netflix was in desperate need of a new subscriber injection and was preparing to hand the syringe to China regardless of the costs, but the popularity of the show suddenly solved the pressing issue.
iQIYI‘s online show “Idol Producer” takes 100 out of 1908 trainees from 87 entertainment agencies all over Asia, and picks 9 winners by public votes to form a new boy group.
